8-letter words containing e, i, t, h
- boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
- boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- brighter — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- britches — breeches (sense 2)
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattier — Comparative form of chatty.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- cheddite — an explosive made by mixing a powdered chlorate or perchlorate with a fatty substance, such as castor oil
- chemists — Plural form of chemist.
- chemnitz — a city in E Germany, in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge: textiles, engineering. Pop: 249 922 (2003 est)
- chestier — Comparative form of chesty.
- chestily — in a self-important and arrogant manner
- chewiest — Superlative form of chewy.
- chicklet — A small or young chick.
- chiefest — the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
- chigetai — a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia
- chillest — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
- chimkent — city in SC Kazakhstan, north of Tashkent: pop. 439,000
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- choicest — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- chowtime — the time for eating a meal
- chretien — (Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- christer — a Christian, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing
- christie — Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- clothier — a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth
- cohenite — a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- cushiest — Superlative form of cushy.
- deighton — Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game, Mexico Set, and London Match (1983–85)
- delhiite — a native or inhabitant of Delhi
- delights — Plural form of delight.
- desireth — Archaic third-person singular form of desire.
- dietrich — Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- dimethyl — ethane.
- disheart — Obsolete form of dishearten.